The BMW i8, of course. Promised so much, cost so much, delivered so little.

Sus...

Lordstown is in dire straits... Not Dire Straights. And yes, that is also the name of the band! :)

I had three, back in the day. They really do handle beautifully. Mine were the later 1500cc five-speed cars. Oh, and they’re genuinely mid-engined, not rear-engined. There’s a decent sized trunk at the back of the car.

Jason

Oh HELL no!

You should try Churchill’s Pub in San Marcos (another US-living Brit).

Counterpoint: I would rather fly my own plane than take either.

Given all the various digital assistants that already exist, I have always found Cortana to be like a broken pencil...

Huh. That’s fascinating. I was also going to comment that I didn’t like the painted piping. Every day is a school day, eh?

I fly small planes over long distances, and I don’t trust the autopilot enough that I stop watching over the plane, ready to take over at a second’s notice. For a plane, there is much less to bang into.

I just got my notice from American Airlines.

Look at this for less than $500!

Without the electrification, it already exists for less than $500:

This thing is perfect for airplane mechanics. An airplane’s wings usually slope up toward the wingtips, meaning that your regular floor creeper is too low for most of the underside. This creeper would solve for that perfectly.

Naah, man, the offside front tire was 5psi down!

Debadging your to-order Porsche is, I believe, a zero cost option.

Hey! If you want to see a pretty cool car movie with a Renault 21 as the hero car, check out Lost Bullet on Netflix. It’s got a Ronin-type of vibe to it, and was well worth watching.

Oh, that car on those wheels... hnnnnnngg

The only major drawback to wrenching on someone else’s car is that, for some people, “you touched it last”. This means that ANYTHING going wrong with the vehicle thereafter until the end of time will be your fault and directly related to something you did.